If anybody can make sense of this...

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Subject: If anybody can make sense of this... Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:49 pm

I was typing out a chunk of my Philosophy notes from this past semester, cause I was trying to explain/ find a way around the argument. I tend to agree with SD, and was trying to figure out the question of minds:

Is the mind a physical thing? If not, where is it? How does it get my body to do things? If so, what are beliefs, emotions, etc? How can I know you have a mind?

Substance Duelism (SD) = the belief that minds are separate from bodies

(1) If I can clearly and distinctly conceive of something as possible, then it is possible.
(2) I can clearly and distinctly conceive of my mind existing without my body
(3) Therefore, it is possible my mind exists without my body
(4) If x and y are identical, they will have all of the same properties
(5) It is possible my mind (x) exists without my body (y)
If it is possible for x to exist without y, they arent identical
(7) Therefore, my mind isnt identical to my body
-Decartes

(1) If SD is true, we have very little info about other people
(2) we have lots of info about other people
(3) SD cannot be true

(A) Mental interacts Physical, Physical interacts Mental
(B) Mental causes Physical but Physical not interact with Mental
(C) Physical affects Mental but Mental not affect Physical
(D) Physical and Mental do not interact

(1) If SD -> [(AvB) v (CvD)]
(2) If SD -> ~(AvB)
physical closure: matter cannot be created or destroyed
over determination: everything you do can be explained physically, why induce mental?
(3) If SD -> ~(CvD)
no agency: the ability of you to do the things you do
predetermination: nothing drives you to do what you do
(4) If SD -> [~(AvB) & ~(CvD)]
(5) SD -> ~[(AvB) v (CvD)]
(6) SD -> [(AvB) v (CvD)] & ~[(AvB) v (CvD)]
(7) ~SD

Anyone? My mind is kinda been stuck on it all for awhile. Its not fermenting anymore, its rotting.

Subject: Re: If anybody can make sense of this... Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:24 am

Well, it's safe to say this substantially jumbled my brain. 8D

I'm at a stage of life where I'm very... indecisive about what I'd like to believe in, but SD does seem to be something ideally me.

I think a mind may be a sort of... spiritual existence. A independent higher power for each different person of sorts, which allows emotions, thoughts, and beliefs to be different? xD I don't think that made sense. I'm going to be stuck dwelling on this for a whiiiile.

Subject: Re: If anybody can make sense of this... Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:27 am

Yep, me toooo. Im determined to somehow find a way around that argument, cause I like SD.

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